Ariane 3 was a European expendable carrier rocket which was used for eleven launches between 1984 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets derived from the Ariane 2 although it flew before this. It was designed by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales and produced by Aérospatiale in France.The Ariane 3 followed the same basic design as the earlier Ariane 1 but incorporated modifications made for the Ariane 2.
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